Etymology

autoanalysis

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Today it means: analysis of oneself Full definition →

English analysis ← Medieval Latin analysis ← Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis)
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The story

  1. Englishauto-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  5. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  7. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  8. Ancient Greekἀναλύω (analúō)
  9. Ancient Greekἀνάλυσις (análusis)
  10. Medieval Latinanalysis
  11. Englishanalysis
  12. English todayautoanalysis

From auto- + analysis.

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